Hose supporter



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Patented F eb. 15, 1938 UNITED-STATES e, vHofsE SUPPORTER Diana P.Williams', Boston, Mass.

Application November 27, 1936, Serial No. 112,930

1 Claim.

This invention relates to hose supporters of that type comprising anupper non-elastic section adapted to be sewed to the lcorset or othersupporting garment, a lower hose-gripping section and an intermediatesection of elastic material connecting the upper section and thehosegripping section.

Y One of the objects of the invention is to provide an improved hosesupporter of this type in which the elastic section is a two-ply sectionthroughout its entire length and can be quickly and easily detached fromthe non-elastic section by simply manipulating a buckle, and can be asquickly and readily connected to said nonelastic section.

Other objectsV of the invention are to improve hose supporters invarious other ways as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing wherein I have illustrated a 20 selected embodiment ofthe invention;

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a hose supporter embodying theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the elasticsection is attached to or detached from the non-elastic section;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section through the buckle;

Fig. 4 is a view of the buckle;

Fig. 5 is a view of the metal loop connecting 30 the non-elastic sectionto the elastic section.

In the drawing I indicates the non-elastic section which may be of clothor tape or nonelastic webbing and which is intendedV to be sewedpermanently to the corset or other supporting garment, `2 indicates thehose-supporting member which may have any suitable or usual constructionand is adapted to have the gripping engagement with the hose, and 3 isthe intermediate elastic section connecting the nonelastic section Iwith the hose-supporting member 2. The non-elastic section I carries atits lower end a metal loop 4 which is permanently secured thereto. Thisnon-elastic section may be a length cf non-elastic fabric which islooped through the metal loop or connecting member 4 and which has thetwo plies or layers thereof sewed together by suitable stitching asindicated at 5.

The elastic section 3 is made of a strip 6 of elastic webbing which hasa buckle 'I secured thereto at one end.Y

The hose-gripping member 2 is provided at its upper end with a metalloop 8 adapted to receive the elastic webbing (i.V This length ofelastic webbing B'is threaded through the loop 8 and through the loop 4as shown in Fig. 2, after which the free end 9 of the elastic web isinserted through the buckle 1 and gripped thereby as shown at Fig. 1.This produces an elastic section 3 in the form of an elongated loophaving the two sides II and I 2 and which is connected to the two metalloops 4 and 8 and which can be adjusted as to its length by means of thebuckle 1. The elastic section 3 is, therefore, a two-ply sectionthroughout its entire length, and this is an advantage because thetension or strain to which the hose supporter is subjected will bedivided evenly between the two sides I I and I2 of the double elasticsection so that no portion' thereof is required to resist the entirevstrain to which the hose supporter may be subjected. The buckle l isshown as having a body portion I3 formed with a slot I4 through whichthe webbingis adapted to pass and is also provided with a grippingmember I5 pivoted to the upper end of the body I3 as shown at I5, saidgripping member having the usual thumb-piece II by which it may be swunginto or out of its gripping position shown in full lines Fig. 3. Thebody I3 of the buckle has ngers I8 struck up therefrom, said fingersbeing directed toward the slot I4. The buckle is secured to the end IIJof the elastic webbing by inserting the eX- tremity I9 of the webbingbetween the fingers I8 and the body I3, and then pressing said in gerstoward the body with the result that the webbing will be crowded intothe open spaces from which the fingers I8 were struck up. The webbingthen is folded over the end of the fingers I8 as shown at 2l therebyforming a permanent attachment between the webbing and the buckle.

I prefer to so assemble the elastic webbing 6 with the metal loops 4 and8 that when the ends 9 and I8 of the webbing are buckled together Vthegripping member I5 and thumb-piece I4 of the buckle 'I and the free end9 of the elastic webbing will be on the inside of the loop of elasticwebbing as shown in Fig. 1. With this arrangement the outside of theloop will present a smooth surface free from any sharp corners or edgeswhich might cause discomfortV to the wearer.

An advantage of the construction herein shown is that if at any time theelastic portion needs to be replaced this can be readily accomplished bysimply releasing the buckle I and withdrawing the elastic webbing 6 fromthe loops 8 and 4, and then replacing the discarded elastic webbing witha fresh webbing by simply threading the new webbing through the loops 8and 4 and buckling the ends together.

Or, if the entire hose supporter as shown in Fig. 1 is sold as aseparate unit, a person who has one of these supporters attached to hercorset can easily replace the elastic portion, if this becomesnecessary, by releasing the buckle 'I and withdrawing the elasticwebbing from the loop 4, which is permanently attached to the corsetthrough the non-elastic section I, and then discarding the non-elasticsection I of the new hose supporter and attaching the elastic section tothe loop 4 which is attached to the corset as shown in the drawing.

I claim:

A hose supporter comprising a non-elastic upper section adapted to besewed to a corset or other supporting garment, a metal loop permanentlysecured to said upper non-elastic portion, a hose-gripping member havingat its upper end a second metal loop, a length of elastic webbingextending loosely through and being detachable from both metal loops,and a buckle separate from each metal loop and secured to one end of thewebbing, said buckle having a slot through which the other end of thewebbing extends, and a gripping member for gripping the latter end ofthe webbing, said gripping member being located on the inside of thewebbing and the outer face of the buckle below the slot being covered bythe webbing.

DIANA P. WILLIAMS.

